Programs > Graduate Fellowships

12-week programs for graduate students working in areas that advance our mission.

AIER’s Graduate Fellowships are transformative, semester-long programs for graduate students who are working in areas that advance AIER’s mission. Successful projects have included; classical liberalism, free market economics, economic liberty, property rights, sound money, and legal institutions that shore up the rights of individuals to be free to the extent that their actions do not impinge on the rights of others.

Each Graduate Fellow is expected to make substantive headway on a project like a dissertation, thesis, or other project that will directly advance their academic studies. Through their fellowship, each Fellow will develop a customized project plan, present their research to AIER staff and visitors, and share their work with the general public through written pieces for AIER’s website.

Each fellow should expect to work closely with AIER’s scholars to build skills, work through research issues, and cultivate professional networks. Fellows will leave AIER having made substantive progress on their project as well as having developed intellectually and professionally.

Graduate Fellowships are awarded through a competitive application process for Fall, Spring, and Summer Semesters. Fellows are expected to arrive on campus for orientation by the start date.